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Developed by the Barrmill Conservation Group with garden walks and features of interest including a 19th century cholera pit the Deid Man's Plantin',…
This walk with Gordon Brown and Richard Devine will visit the Newton Burial Ground and cover the history of Newton on Ayr which was a separate Burgh,…
Classic Border tower restored in 1990s by Lord and Lady Steel of Aikwood and now their family home. Recipient of local and international architectural…
Category B listed.Originally built as the church hall for the adjacent St Peter's Church. Notable for fine stone detailing including lower floor…
The Paton Street Drill hall was built in the late 19th century as the offices for Mid Mill (where Tesco now stands). In 1908 is was taken over by the…
Originally belonging to the Bishops of Glasgow this delightful and intimate building most likely sits on the site of its medieval predecessor. The L…
The ruins of the Auld Kirk are those of the 5th (or maybe 6th) church to stand on this site since the earliest recorded church here in 1152 AD.Many of…
Originally built as the Scottish College of Textiles as the successor to the former Scottish Woollens Technical College. The buildings was extensively…
We're here to help people with their family history primarily in the Border counties (Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire) of…
The fabulous A Listed Bowhill House, historic home of the Duke of Buccleuch.
Recently completed new infill building reinstating the earlier street line to Horesmarket and Woodmarket. The ground floor provides new public toilets…
The Castle Jail was built on the site of a royal castle. The castle has been completely demolished and the new jail was built in 1820 and is the only…
Category A Listed.�2 and 3 story complex of civic institution with large frontage to High Street and quadrangle with hall to rear, incorporating…
Starting in Anstruther, the Coastal Rowing Project has seen the construction of 22 foot skiffs to a common design in an increasing number of coastal…
Venue is a modern industrial unit where you can view the chefs making chocolate and patisserie products.In the town centre you can visit the caf� and…
Coldingham Village Hall dates from the end of the nineteenth century, and is described as being a �well-detailed public hall�. It has recently been…
The Church is located at the east end of Bourtree Place. Constructed in 1894, at a cost of �3200, it is an imposing figure upon the streetscape.…
'The Black Tower of Drumlanrig' can be traced from its earliest years as a 16 C fortified Tower House and stronghold of Douglas power. In 19C the…
The Eastgate Theatre embodies a rather unexpected union of Victorian church architecture with Richard Murphy�s glass and steel modernism.�This…
Category A listed, James Nisbet, 1761. Built as a mansion house in a superb Tweedside location for James Dickson of Kelso, who made his fortune in the…
Hawick is well renowned for its manufacture of knitwear. Hidden behind the facade of the High Street, this family-run business, represents one of the…
This A listed former spinning and weaving mill was once regarded as the 'largest and finest' mill in the Scottish Borders and has been a landmark…
As part of Doors Open Day, journey through Selkirk's fascinating milling heritage with Scottish Borders Council's ranger Erica Niven.�
For Doors Open Day, join us for a Poetic Odyssey with leading Borders poet Julian Colton.�
A court case presided over by Sir Walter Scott involving a robbery and a secret liaison. It appears to be an open and shut case but as the facts…
To coincide with the Selkirk Vintage Car Rally at Sunderland Hall on Sunday 18th September 2016 a selection of classic cars were displayed in the town…
B-Listed building.This is one of the earliest surviving purpose built Masonic Lodges in Scotland with records dating back to its foundation in 1757.…
Built in 1811 as Eyemouth Parish Church, the handsome stone tower makes a decorative addition to the Eyemouth skyline. The church was extended in 1902…
Purpose built single storey lifeboat station, providing crew accommodation and support facilities.There has been a lifeboat stationed at Eyemouth for…
The Fishmarket, Harbour Trust Offices and Ice Plant was built in 1999 as part of the new works which extended the original harbour. Eyemouth Harbour…
Ferniehirst Castle dates back to 1460 with the bulk of the building dating from the 15th and 16th centuries. It is the ancestral home of the Kerr…
On the banks of the Blackadder River is Fogo Church built in 1755. It was subsequently repaired in 1817 enlarged in 1853. It has an interesting burial…
A listed stone mill building now run by the Elliot family producing high quality tweeds and tartan on shuttle operated looms using traditional skills.…
The church was built as Kelso United Presbyterian Church, replacing an earlier church on the same site. Tall gothic church which ceased to be used for…
A tour intended to compliment the “Lost Buildings Tour” concentrating on little known buildings and their details in Peebles –…
A Freemasons' Lodge has existed on this site since 1791. Originally a one-storey building, an upper storey was added in 1861, costing �160.00. The…
Listed category A. The stand completed in 1965 is an outstanding building designed by Peter Womersley with Ove Arup providing the engineering support…
Gala Mill is the most intact of the surviving mill complexes in Galashiels. The original mill was water powered but subsequently was converted to…
Galashiels Bowling Club is a well-detailed example of its type with Tudor and Arts and Crafts influences. The two storey design is unusual. Located in…
Category B listed.Landmark building including the clock tower and war memorial which were added to the building by Sir Robert Lorimer after WW1.The…
A free standing brick fire station with separate hose tower. The relatively modern station is one of two fire stations in the Scottish Borders with…
Guided walking tour around central Galashiels.Meet at 2 pm at the new Transport Interchange
Originally built as a Free Library by public subscription, the building has a fine classical facade with good stone detailing. It forms part of a…
Originally built as a spinning mill replacing earlier houses on the site. The Royal British Legion, Galashiels Branch, dates back to 1926 and acquired…
The new Galashiels Transport Interchange was commissioned by Scottish Borders Council to provide facilities for bus and rail passengers when the…
A hollow stone walled observation tower with a vertiginous spiral staircase in one corner rising from a medieval Motte & Bailey. A timber lined…
Greenknowe Tower dates from 1581 and despite being ruinous, it is particularly impressive. The tower stands on a grassy knoll and was originally…
The Parish Church was lengthened in 1712 to join the originally separate tower of 1696, and north aisle, 1855. Built of weathered red sandstone it has…
John Cunningham built Greenlaw Town Hall or County Hall (as it is often referred to) in 1829: "A chaste yet elegant Grecian edifice...highly…
A guided walk around part of the Jedburgh Town Trail
Follow in the footsteps of saints and kings and learn about the archaeology around these coastal settlements on this 7mile / 11km walk. The route will…
Whilst the foundation of Coldingham Priory dates back to the 12th century, the current building was reconstructed in 1661 and altered in Victorian…
Walk through Eyemouth along parts of the revised Town Trail, along the Bantry towards Eyemouth Fort, then back through the town centre and the harbour…
Built in the 1750s for infamous local smuggler John Nisbet and designed by John Adam, Gunsgreen House is a fine category A listed Georgian building…
Kingsland School. The school was designed for 600 pupils and cost �12,000 to build.�It was opened in 1901. In 1973 it was used as a model for the…
Listed Category B, a large garden with flower borders as well as fruit and vegetables. The garden has also wonderful views of the Abbey and the Eildon…
The site was gifted to the Baptist congregation during the late 19C. Following this the chapel was erected in 1882 to the plans of David Crombie, an…
The Hawick Film and Video Group is a small independent organisation formed in 1964. The group has regular showings between September and April, and…
Facing on to Buccleuch Street stands Hawick High School, the largest secondary education school in the borders. A considerable area is covered by the…
The mill was built for Adam Cochrane and Brothers. It is the best surviving example of a high mill in Galashiels and formed part of the extensive…
Listed Category B, High Cross Church was built originally for the United Free Church of Scotland and used continuously until 1954 when the…
Listed Category B, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church was designed by the well-known Benjamin Ferrey, while Hay and Henderson designed the much decorated…
Hume Castle dates from the 13C as a frontier defence. It was captured in 1574, 1549, 1569 and lastly demolished in 1651 by Cromwell's artillery under…
Jedburgh Community and Arts Centre�is housed in St. John�s Old School, a listed building designed by the Victorian architect�William Butterfield,…
Purpose built fire station consisting of 2 floors and a single bay garage. Ground floor consists of office area, storage, garage/engine room, kit…
2 storey classical court house with 2 courtrooms and ancillary offices. The building was originally the headquarters of the old Roxburghshire Council.…
Not listed. Modern brick built two appliance fire station and open hose tower. Notable for the curved glazing on the front of the appliance house and…
Designed by Reid and Forbes who specialised in designing Modern Movement schools with distinctive South American detailing, including the former Leith…
Originally built as St John�s Free Church, the church spire soars above Kelso providing a significant townscape feature. The main body of the church…
Unusual octagonal two story church with a central lantern. Not long after it was completed, the church was described, somewhat unfairly, as �a…
Bold, well detailed Scottish Renaissance building with tall mullioned and transomed windows to Bowmont Street. The carved stone panel over the front…
Whilst John Carr of York, who also designed the grandstands at York and Doncaster, provided designs for the grandstand in 1778 the plans were not…
The home of Kelso Rugby Football Club and a host of former Scottish rugby internationalists will open its doors to the grandstand club rooms and…
Kelso Town Hall provides the focal point in The Square as the civic building. It replaced an earlier tollbooth on the same site and originally had an…
Guided Walking Tour
The building commands a fine position at the west end of Peebles with magnificent views. The school benefits from a modern design with good natural…
The swimming pool was gifted to the town in 1923 by Provost James Laidlaw.�It was extended to provide a 25 metre pool in 1974, and a fitness suite was…
LOST BUILDINGS TOUR - Many people may be familiar with names in the Burgh of Peebles like "East Wark", "Cunzie Neuk", "Chapel to the Virgin Mary" and…
The Lucy Sanderson Cottages Homes were built as sheltered housing in a traditional Scots style using local stone. The houses were intended for retired…
Originally built as Ladhope Free Church then used as an Arts Centre by the council before being reborn by the MacArts Trust as a performing venue for…
Thomas Gibson built Marchmont House in 1750-54 although it is attributed to William Adam. It has been altered in the past by a number of influential…
The 16th century tower house is set in a pear-tree garden in the heart of Jedburgh. According to local tradition, the house is where Mary Queen of…
This simple building designed by the same architect as the town's more ornate Victoria Halls, houses club room, kitchen and ancillary accommodation on…
The Melrose Fire Station is a retained fire station and was officially opened on 17 September 1981, by the then Chairman of the Public Services Fire…
The Church was originally designed by John Smith of Darnick however, only the tower remains of the original structure following a fire in 1908.� The…
The main school was opened in October 1990 and is of open plan design. An extension that consists of two classrooms and a nursery unit was then opened…
Original stand erected in 1924-25. The unique Press Box was added in 1930. The two side wings were built and the interior refurbished in the 1960s. A…
The New Palace Theatre was named in honour of the first theatre pipe organ to be transplanted into the building, that instrument being the remains of…
Old Gala House is a composite building which has been added to and altered over a period of more than 400 years. The house has been a museum site…
The house dates from the 16th century and forms a fine example of a laird's house with extensions and rebuilding over the centuries. Originally owned…
The church is a good example of a later 19th century gothic church with fine stone detailing to both the exterior and interior with a prominent…
A large Gothic revival basilican plan church on a prominent site. The presbytery is linked to the church by a small corridor. The church has a good…
A simple and understated church building set back from the road but with a fabulous stained glass roundel above the altar of the Virgin and Child. An…
Listed Category B; chancel reconstruction J D Cairns, 1937. Substantial Victorian Gothic church with crowstepped gables and SE tower with crown spire,…
The Police Station was built in 2006 at the rear of the grand building known as �County Buildings� which built in 1935. The station has a reception…
The fully restored water wheel is Philiphaugh is one of the largest working examples of its kind in Scotland.� It was originially�built around…
The museum is a plasterer�s casting workshop virtually unchanged since the turn of last century and illustrates the main methods of creating…
Police Station comprising of Front Counter, General Offices and Cell Area.
Former Co-operative Store and Office, a Category A listed building with steel frame construction and unusually large glass windows, comprising a front…
A large mansion which now converted into a Youth Hostel. Once owned by the well-known solicitor and archaeologist James Curle. From 1905-10 Curle…